Thaddeus Kosciuszko: “Patron Saint of West Point”
byIn Douglas S. Freeman’s biography of Robert E. Lee, he noted: Corps activities took a certain amount of Lee’s time that winter. Kosciuszko was…
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Sir Henry Clinton’s Generalship
by“My fate is hard,” Sir Henry Clinton remarked after learning that he had been named commander of the British army in May 1778, adding…
This Week on Dispatches: Kevin A. Conn on the Remarkable Career of Loyalist Soldier and Spy James Moody
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews AP History teacher and JAR contributor Kevin A. Conn on the remarkable career of New Jersey Loyalist…
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Contingencies, Capture, and Spectacular Getaway: the Imprisonment and Escape of James Moody
byOne of the most famous or notorious of Tory partisans in the American Revolution was the New Jersey soldier and spy James Moody. Moody…
Thomas Machin and His Chains
byThomas Machin claimed to be a British-trained engineer. His record of achievements in the United States suggests the claim was true. Most of his…
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Tracing Major John André’s Steps Along the Hudson: A Video Tour
byIf you draw a 150-mile radius around New York City, you’ll find so many locations relevant to the American Revolution that it’s almost overwhelming….
Lessons from an Outbreak: Smallpox in the Hudson Highlands, 1781
byOn January 20, 1781, near New Windsor in the Hudson Highlands of New York, Dr. Samuel Adams wrote a brief entry in the diary…
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Stony Point: The Second Occupation, July–October 1779
byGen. George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, arrived at the American defenses at West Point “very much fatigued.” He had ridden one his…
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Bernard Romans and the First Attempt at Fortifying the Hudson River
byLord Stirling was not happy. The American brigadier general[1] was on a mission from George Washington to inspect the newly built fortifications in the Hudson…
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Monuments to the American Revolution
byAlong with the Civil War, the American Revolution is one of the two most iconic events in American history. The Revolution has inspired countless…
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Daniel Granger, Thirteen-Year-Old Soldier
byDuring the American Revolution children were no strangers to the realities of war, but some would find themselves in the very center of the…
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Redoubt No. 4: Lynchpin of Fortress West Point
byIn 1775, the Continental Army was in dire need of engineers. The colonies did not have a War College or military academy like the…
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The Great West Point Chain
byControl of the Hudson River was important strategically during the American Revolution. The river, along with lakes George and Champlain, was a potential invasion…
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For Sale: West Point (Part 2 of 2)
byBenedict Arnold and John André met after midnight on September 22, 1780 to conclude the selling and taking possession of West Point. André, having…
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For Sale: West Point (Part 1 of 2)
byThe story of General Benedict Arnold and Major John André takes about a minute to convey in a high school classroom. The real story,…